Keep the 1959 Knotty Pine kitchen,or "knot"?
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Hi Rick. The cabinets are in there orignal position with just the cornice that went from the top of the cabinet to the celing removed. I found enough matching crown moulding in a closet to patch that in. Hello Steve, the cabinets are spruce, but the cornice was knotty pine.Right now I`m the only dishwasher! This is my full-time home and the same kitchen as in the collections pics.These cabinets were originally finished in shellac so thats what I chose to refinish them with, all the woodwork in the house has a warm orange glow, even the hardwood floors. You guys have a great weekend!
Don
What do you collect? or are you like me sort of eclectic. Noticed the old kitchen scale..oddly enough at Value Village last week I found an old hanging "milk scale" I suppose it was used at a farm or dairy for weighing milk cans.
What do you collect? or are you like me sort of eclectic. Noticed the old kitchen scale..oddly enough at Value Village last week I found an old hanging "milk scale" I suppose it was used at a farm or dairy for weighing milk cans.
Don
Very nice. Well I've got a mish mash of stuff most of it boxed away, small appliances, black memorabilia like salt & peppers, Mammy Cookie jars (the real McCoy stuff), extremely old and dated pewter mugs, Manhattenware, Carltonware. Just an odd eclectic mix of things I've found and liked. I believe I spotted in the picture of your stove, sitting on your counter, what appears to be a light green Ericophone, am I right? I've one of those same color. It's kind of fun seeing that other people sometimes have the same little oddities. What I have to do is get this house in order so that I can display the stuff properly, right now it's just a jumble
Very nice. Well I've got a mish mash of stuff most of it boxed away, small appliances, black memorabilia like salt & peppers, Mammy Cookie jars (the real McCoy stuff), extremely old and dated pewter mugs, Manhattenware, Carltonware. Just an odd eclectic mix of things I've found and liked. I believe I spotted in the picture of your stove, sitting on your counter, what appears to be a light green Ericophone, am I right? I've one of those same color. It's kind of fun seeing that other people sometimes have the same little oddities. What I have to do is get this house in order so that I can display the stuff properly, right now it's just a jumble
Hi Don
Looked at your pics and You have quite a nice collection yourself! In one of your pics, I see a 3 stooges cookie jar? Love it, Love it. I'm going to be on the lookout for one of those. You have lots of great appliances, love your frige and stove (such a good match for that kitchen) and your maytag set. Is this an older home you live in? Thanks David
Looked at your pics and You have quite a nice collection yourself! In one of your pics, I see a 3 stooges cookie jar? Love it, Love it. I'm going to be on the lookout for one of those. You have lots of great appliances, love your frige and stove (such a good match for that kitchen) and your maytag set. Is this an older home you live in? Thanks David
Hello Rick
I'm abstaining from the kitchen redo opinions, but if your family wants it authentic, then they must keep it. I saw a great deal of knotty pine growing up and it does tend to get old quick as a look. In my earliest childhood home we had youngstown white steel cabinets with yellow tile for the countertop-oh boy! I caan recall how those cabinets rattled when it thundered outside. Think I would rather have the knotty pine cabinets. Arthur does bring up a good point-they were not prefab and had good wood, well made. Clean them good with that murphy's oil soap like Lawrence suggests.
Well look, I was going to stay out of it and now I open my big mouth. Some people never learn!LOL David
I'm abstaining from the kitchen redo opinions, but if your family wants it authentic, then they must keep it. I saw a great deal of knotty pine growing up and it does tend to get old quick as a look. In my earliest childhood home we had youngstown white steel cabinets with yellow tile for the countertop-oh boy! I caan recall how those cabinets rattled when it thundered outside. Think I would rather have the knotty pine cabinets. Arthur does bring up a good point-they were not prefab and had good wood, well made. Clean them good with that murphy's oil soap like Lawrence suggests.
Well look, I was going to stay out of it and now I open my big mouth. Some people never learn!LOL David
I`m in the same shape PeteK, I have just learned to rotate the stuff from my shop to the attic and back to the house! Ha! Thats the way you keep everything dusted. That is an Ericophone and I have about 7 old phones. I think my old radios and appliances are my favorites. Also collect Kodak Brownies and antique photos and restore antique furniture. Hi David, My Neice and Nephew gave me that cookie jar and I love it too! My advice on the kitchen is to look at as many kitchens as you can find, Magazines,Tv,Internet. and remember the things you like best and try to integrate them into the remodel or atleast allow room to add some of them as time and money allow. Thanks Guys.
jasonl
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late 50s ranch/western styling
I have an aunt with an early 60s ranch house with the yellow pine and those black trims around the drawers and doors %-(
Never was into that style. I DO love the late 60s-early 80s dark wood stylings but not that early ranch stuff. But just for posterity and being historically correct, KEEP THE KITCHEN. Restore, not renovate.
I have an aunt with an early 60s ranch house with the yellow pine and those black trims around the drawers and doors %-(
Never was into that style. I DO love the late 60s-early 80s dark wood stylings but not that early ranch stuff. But just for posterity and being historically correct, KEEP THE KITCHEN. Restore, not renovate.
Ericofons
They're getting hard to find now..a number of years ago Manitoba Telephones was I think the only N.American phone company (not tied to Bell like many were) that actually offered them for home service so it wasn't uncommon to find them at flea markets etc elsewhere, not anymore. Most of the non Bell related companies tended to use GTE and AE over Western and Northern Electric equipment. Somewheres in my piles I have GTE's first touch tone home deskset with speed dial memories,,you have to plug it in for the auto dialing to work, other than that it looks like the standard 60s-70 home desk phone
They're getting hard to find now..a number of years ago Manitoba Telephones was I think the only N.American phone company (not tied to Bell like many were) that actually offered them for home service so it wasn't uncommon to find them at flea markets etc elsewhere, not anymore. Most of the non Bell related companies tended to use GTE and AE over Western and Northern Electric equipment. Somewheres in my piles I have GTE's first touch tone home deskset with speed dial memories,,you have to plug it in for the auto dialing to work, other than that it looks like the standard 60s-70 home desk phone
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Oh Jason, you would have loved the house where I went to a gathering last night. It had the early 60s style blonde cabinets with the big round silver hardware, but it was equipped with an avocado green Kenmore electric range and Coldspot refrigerator. Had it had a dishwasher, I expect it would have been a roto-rack Kenmore! It also had one of those wildly-patterned vinyl floors of the day.
They are keeping the knotty pine!!
Thanks to all the suggestions and input everyone! Lisa has decided to keep the knotty pine cabinets.So they will "knot" be replaced,but refinished instead. Message to Petek...Scott does not want to move to Canada,SORRY...
The kitchen will not be remodeled until next year,as both Lisa and Scott are sick of house projects for this year. (and I don't blame them,the nice weather is finally here!)
I will post pictures of the updated 1959 kitchen,with the refinished knotty pine cabinets next year when it is redone.
Thank you,
Rick
Thanks to all the suggestions and input everyone! Lisa has decided to keep the knotty pine cabinets.So they will "knot" be replaced,but refinished instead. Message to Petek...Scott does not want to move to Canada,SORRY...
The kitchen will not be remodeled until next year,as both Lisa and Scott are sick of house projects for this year. (and I don't blame them,the nice weather is finally here!)
I will post pictures of the updated 1959 kitchen,with the refinished knotty pine cabinets next year when it is redone.
Thank you,
Rick
Holy cow!!! That kitchen looks exactly like mine. I'm constantly torn about tearing it out and installing new. My wood is pretty beat up and alot darker from age and cooking grease.
re beat up wood
If you have any scratched medium or dark wood look for a bottle of Aero scratch cover/polish, comes in light or dark liquid, there's another brand as well I can't remember the name. The stuff is fantastic for making antique wood items with scrapes and scratches look like new again, good for cupboards as well.
If you have any scratched medium or dark wood look for a bottle of Aero scratch cover/polish, comes in light or dark liquid, there's another brand as well I can't remember the name. The stuff is fantastic for making antique wood items with scrapes and scratches look like new again, good for cupboards as well.
